Battlefield 2042 has been out for about one week, at least officially anyway, and it’s safe to say that very little has changed in that time. The game is still a purely multiplayer experience, unless you’re counting playing against bots as single player. While I think that there’s certainly a place for this sort of game, I also think that it’s definitely not for everyone. While I’ve been playing, there’s one thing that I keep coming back to over and over again. You have to find your own fun if you want to be able to play and enjoy the title.
Past Battlefield titles have had all sorts of things to keep you buys. I personally loved Bad Company for the open world areas and the mad explosions you could inflict on the world. You can still tear the environment apart in Battlefield 2042, and that’s one viable way to enjoy it, but that’s not the best way to enjoy it. Some people might prefer to level up their characters, getting more gear to run around with and abuse others with. Other players might simply want the core experiences and to enjoy capturing zones in Conquest. There’s no shame in that.
For me, I like looking through Battlefield Portal and finding all the weird experiences that players are putting together. Some are classic revivals of past Battlefield games like Bad Company 2 or Battlefield 3, while others are out to get you. I’ve played more than my fair share of matches that basically make the host invincible and give everyone else nothing to work with. I’ve sort of made it my mission to go against the grain here and find those players and take them down. Almost like a vigilante, except for players who hate fun.
This is what I mean by finding your own fun. You won’t get a lot out of Battlefield 2042 if you’re expecting it to entertain you. That might not sound like it makes sense, but it does in practice. Instead, get used to figuring out your own ways to enjoy the game, and you might just have the best time.
